Display device and television apparatus

ABSTRACT

A display device includes a display panel, and a supporting unit that supports the display panel, the supporting unit having a first protruding portion within a predetermined distance from a center portion of the display panel, the first protruding portion having an overall rectangular shape with a step part at at least one corner of the overall rectangular shape.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/241,079 filed on Jan. 7, 2019, which is a continuation application ofU.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/482,303 filed on Apr. 7, 2017 andSer. No. 15/482,359 filed on Apr. 7, 2017. These applications arecontinuation applications of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/646,445filed on Oct. 5, 2012, which claims priority to Japanese PatentApplication Nos. 2011-233763 filed on Oct. 25, 2011 and 2011-234180filed on Oct. 25, 2011. The entire disclosures of U.S. patentapplication Ser. Nos. 16/241,079, 15/482,303, 15/482,359 and 13/646,445and Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2011-233763 and 2011-234180 arehereby incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND Field of the Invention

This invention generally relates to a display device. More specifically,this invention relates to a display device with a reflection sheet.Furthermore, this invention relates to a television apparatus.

Background Information

Conventional display devices and television apparatuses provided with areflection sheet are known (see Japanese Laid-Open Patent ApplicationPublication No. 2003-167235 (Patent Citation 1), for example).

This Patent Citation 1 discloses a liquid crystal display deviceprovided with a front chassis and a rear chassis. In this liquid crystaldisplay device, a liquid crystal display panel, an optical sheet, alight guide plate and a reflection sheet are provided between the frontand rear chassis in this order from the front side. The front chassishas a frame-shaped portion that holds the front surface of the liquidcrystal display panel and an L-shaped hook that holds the back surfaceof the reflection sheet. The L-shaped hook extends from the back surfaceof the frame-shaped portion of the front chassis backward (in thedirection of the rear chassis). The L-shaped hook is configured to pressthe vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet.

Another conventional display devices provided with a reflection sheetare also known (see Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application PublicationNo. 2003-346535 (Patent Citation 2), for example).

This Patent Citation 2 discloses a display device provided with a lightemitter, a light guide plate, a reflection sheet, and a rear chassis.The light emitter has a fluorescent discharge tube and the like. Thelight guide plate emits light, that enters from the light emitter to aside surface thereof, from the upper surface thereof. The reflectionsheet covers back surfaces of the light emitter and the light guideplate. The rear chassis houses the light emitter, the light guide plate,and the reflection sheet. The rear chassis of the display device is madeof a metal plate. A reflection sheet abutting portion is formed in therear chassis by drawing processing. The reflection sheet abuttingportion and the reflection sheet abuts each other.

SUMMARY

The reflection sheet of the display device need to be properly supportedto the display device for properly reflecting the light.

One object of the present disclosure is to provide a display device inwhich a reflection sheet is properly supported.

In view of the state of the know technology, a display device includes adisplay panel, and a supporting unit that supports the display panel,the supporting unit having a first protruding portion within apredetermined distance from a center portion of the display panel, thefirst protruding portion having an overall rectangular shape with a steppart at at least one corner of the overall rectangular shape.

Other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the presentdisclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art from thefollowing detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with theannexed drawings, discloses selected embodiments of the display device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Referring now to the attached drawings which form a part of thisoriginal disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a liquid crystal televisionapparatus in accordance with a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a partial cross sectional perspective view of the liquidcrystal television apparatus taken along V-V line in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus taken along VI-VI line in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a partial cross sectional view of the liquid crystaltelevision apparatus taken along VII-VII line in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view of a display panel supporting memberof the liquid crystal television apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of a heat sink and a reflection sheetof the liquid crystal television apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the liquid crystal television apparatusillustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of a liquid crystal televisionapparatus in accordance with a second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a rear perspective view of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of a front chassis and a liquidcrystal display panel of the liquid crystal television apparatusillustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of the liquid crystal television apparatusillustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 17 is a rear elevational view of a heat sink, a reflection sheet,and a reflection sheet holder of the liquid crystal television apparatusillustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 18 is a front elevational view of the heat sink and the reflectionsheet holder of the liquid crystal television apparatus illustrated inFIG. 11;

FIG. 19 is a cross sectional view of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus taken along XIX-XIX line in FIG. 13;

FIG. 20 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of an encircledportion XX of the liquid crystal television apparatus illustrated inFIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of an encircledportion XXI of the liquid crystal television apparatus illustrated inFIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of an encircledportion XXII of the liquid crystal television apparatus illustrated inFIG. 19;

FIG. 23 is a cross sectional view of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus taken along XXIII-XXIII line in FIG. 13;

FIG. 24 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of an encircledportion XXIV of the liquid crystal television apparatus illustrated inFIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of an encircledportion XXV of the liquid crystal television apparatus illustrated inFIG. 23; and

FIG. 26 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of an encircledportion XXVI of the liquid crystal television apparatus illustrated inFIG. 23.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Selected embodiments will now be explained with reference to thedrawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art from thisdisclosure that the following descriptions of the embodiments areprovided for illustration only and not for the purpose of limiting theinvention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 10, a liquid crystal television apparatus100 in accordance with a first embodiment will be described. The liquidcrystal television apparatus 100 is an example of the “display device”and the “television apparatus.”

With the conventional liquid crystal display device described in thePatent Citation 1, the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of thereflection sheet is pressed by the L-shaped hook formed on the backsurface of the frame-shaped portion of the front chassis. In otherwords, an inner area of the back surface of the reflection sheet is notpressed. Thus, it has been discovered that the inner area of thereflection sheet become spaced apart backward from the light guideplate.

The liquid crystal television apparatus 100 is made to address theabove-described circumstances. With the liquid crystal televisionapparatus 100, an inner area of a reflection sheet can be prevented frombeing spaced apart backward, which will be discussed later in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the liquid crystal television apparatus 100has a frame-shaped front chassis 1, a liquid crystal display panel 2,and a stand member 3. The front chassis 1 has a rectangular shape. Theliquid crystal display panel 2 is housed in the front chassis 1, and hasa display screen on an arrow Y1 side. The stand member 3 supports theliquid crystal television apparatus 100 as a whole. The front chassis 1and the stand member 3 are both made of resin. In the followingexplanations, the display screen side of the liquid crystal displaypanel 2 is a front side of the liquid crystal television apparatus 100(e.g., a front surface side or the arrow Y1 side), and the opposite sideof the display screen side of the liquid crystal display panel 2 is aback side of the liquid crystal television apparatus 100 (e.g., a backsurface side or an arrow Y2 side).

Furthermore, an arrow X indicates a widthwise or longitudinal direction(e.g., first direction) of the liquid crystal television apparatus 100,an arrow Y indicates a front to back direction of the liquid crystaltelevision apparatus 100, and an arrow Z indicates a height orshort-side direction of the liquid crystal television apparatus 100.Moreover, arrows X1 and X2 indicate left and right sides of the liquidcrystal television apparatus 100 along the widthwise direction X fromthe perspective of viewing the liquid crystal display panel 2 from thearrow Y1 side (or front side), respectively, while arrows Z1 and Z2indicate upper and lower sides of the liquid crystal televisionapparatus 100 along the height direction Z, respectively.

The liquid crystal television apparatus 100 further includes a displaypanel supporting member 4 (e.g., rear frame). The display panelsupporting member 4 is made of sheet metal, such as SECC (steelelectrolytic cold commercial or electrolytic zinc-coated steel sheet).The display panel supporting member 4 is provided on the back surfaceside of the front chassis 1 (i.e., on the arrow Y2 side). The displaypanel supporting member 4 has a rectangular shape viewed from the back,and is formed to be smaller than the front chassis 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal television apparatus 100 furtherhas a cover member 5. The cover member 5 is made of resin. The covermember 5 is attached to a back surface (i.e., a rear surface on thearrow Y2 side) of the metal display panel supporting member 4. The covermember 5 has a rectangular shape viewed from the back, and is formed tobe smaller than the front chassis 1 and the display panel supportingmember 4. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the cover member 5 covers the backsurface of the display panel supporting member 4 such that a vicinity ofan outer peripheral portion of the back surface of the display panelsupporting member 4 is exposed in an inverted U shape viewed from theback. The display panel supporting member 4 has an area 51 covered bythe cover member 5 and an area 52 exposed from the cover member 5. Therear chassis is constructed of the area 52 exposed from the cover member5, and the cover member 5. In other words, the area 52 that is a part ofthe back surface of the display panel supporting member 4 forms the rearchassis of the liquid crystal television apparatus 100.

As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal television apparatus 100 furtherhas a pair of circuit boards 6 and 7. The circuit board 6 has thefunction of supplying power to the apparatus as a whole, while thecircuit board 7 has the function of signal processing. The circuitboards 6 and 7 are attached to the area 51 covered by the cover member 5of the back surface of the display panel supporting member 4 in anarrangement spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance inthe widthwise direction X. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, the liquidcrystal television apparatus 100 further has a pair of speakers 8 and aspeaker attachment member 9 to which the speakers 8 are attached. Thespeaker attachment member 9 is also attached to a lower portion (i.e.,arrow Z2 side) of the back surface of the display panel supportingmember 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal television apparatus 100 furtherhas a heat sink 10, a refection sheet 11, a light guide plate 12, alight diffusing sheet 13, a lens sheet 14, a frame-shaped resin frame15, a plurality of (four in this embodiment) bezels 16, and a LED (LightEmitting Diode) light source 17 a (e.g., light source). The heat sink10, the refection sheet 11, the light guide plate 12, the lightdiffusing sheet 13, the lens sheet 14, the frame-shaped resin frame 15,the liquid crystal display panel 2, the bezels 16 are arranged in frontof the display panel supporting member 4 (i.e., on the arrow Y1 side).The heat sink 10 is made of sheet metal, such as SECC. The reflectionsheet 11 reflects light emitted from the LED light source 17 a describedbelow. The light guide plate 12 and the light diffusing sheet 13 diffuselight emitted from the LED light source 17 a. The lens sheet 14 collectslight. Furthermore, the liquid crystal television apparatus 100 has aliquid crystal panel driving board 2 a that drives the liquid crystaldisplay panel 2.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the LED light source 17 a for a backlight with a plurality of LEDs is provided on the side of the lightguide plate 12 (i.e., in the arrow X2 direction). The LED light source17 a emits light. The LED light source 17 a is attached to a surface ofan LED board 17 b on the arrow X1 side. A surface of the LED board 17 bon the arrow X2 side (i.e., the opposite surface of the surface to whichthe LED light source 17 a is attached) is attached to a surface of theheat sink 10 on the arrow X1 side through a heat release tape or sheet18.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 through FIG. 9, thedisplay panel supporting member 4 has a first recessed portion 41 thatis recessed toward the reflection sheet 11 (i.e., the arrow Y1direction) so as to press an inner area (i.e., a shaded portion A inFIG. 9) of the back surface of the reflection sheet 11 except for thevicinity of an outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet 11. The first recessed portion 41 has a substantiallyrectangular shape viewed from the back. Also, the first recessed portion41 is covered by the cover member 5. The front surface of the firstrecessed portion 41 (i.e., a shaded portion B in FIG. 8)surface-contacts with the inner area (i.e., the shaded portion A in FIG.9) of the back surface of the reflection sheet 11 except for thevicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet 11 at a contact area of the front surface of the firstrecessed portion 41. Also, the inner area (i.e., the shaded portion A inFIG. 9) of the reflection sheet 11 is pressed (or pressure is applied)against the light guide plate 12 provided in front of the reflectionsheet 11 by the front surface of the first recessed portion 41 (i.e.,the shaded portion B in FIG. 8).

As shown in FIG. 8, the display panel supporting member 4 has a secondrecessed portion 42 formed to surround the first recessed portion 41.The second recessed portion 42 is configured such that the outer edgeportion of the cover member 5 fits thereinto. A depth D1 of the secondrecessed portion 42 of the display panel supporting member 4 is largerthan a depth D2 of the first recessed portion 41 of the display panelsupporting member 4.

As shown in FIG. 8, a length L1 in the longitudinal direction X of thefirst recessed portion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 issmaller than a length L2 in the longitudinal direction X of the secondrecessed portion 42 of the display panel supporting member 4. The lengthL1 in the longitudinal direction X of the first recessed portion 41 isequal to or greater than about three-fourths of the length L2 in thelongitudinal direction X of the second recessed portion 42.

A length L3 in the short-side direction Z of the first recessed portion41 of the display panel supporting member 4 is smaller than a length L4in the short-side direction Z of the second recessed portion 42 of thedisplay panel supporting member 4. The length L3 in the short-sidedirection Z of the first recessed portion 41 is equal to or greater thanabout two-thirds of the length L4 in the short-side direction Z of thesecond recessed portion 42.

The length L1 in the longitudinal direction X of the first recessedportion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 is smaller than alength L5 in the longitudinal direction X of the entire display panelsupporting member 4. The length L1 in the longitudinal direction X ofthe first recessed portion 41 is equal to or greater than a half of thelength L5 in the longitudinal direction X of the entire display panelsupporting member 4.

The length L3 in the short-side direction Z of the first recessedportion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 is smaller than alength L6 in the short-side direction Z of the entire display panelsupporting member 4. The length L3 in the short-side direction Z of thefirst recessed portion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 isequal to or greater than a half of the length L6 in the short-sidedirection Z of the entire display panel supporting member 4.

As shown in FIG. 9, a length L7 in the longitudinal direction X of thearea (i.e., the shaded portion A in FIG. 9) of the back surface of thereflection sheet 11 pressed by the first recessed portion 41 (see FIG.8) of the display panel supporting member 4 is smaller than the lengthL5 in the longitudinal direction X of the entire display panelsupporting member 4. The length L7 in the longitudinal direction X ofthe area of the back surface of the reflection sheet 11 pressed by thefirst recessed portion 41 is equal to or greater than a half of thelength L5 in the longitudinal direction X of the entire display panelsupporting member 4.

A length L8 in the short-side direction Z of the area (i.e., the shadedportion A in FIG. 9) of the back surface of the reflection sheet 11pressed by the first recessed portion 41 (see FIG. 8) of the displaypanel supporting member 4 is smaller than the length L6 in theshort-side direction Z of the entire display panel supporting member 4(see FIG. 8). The length L8 in the short-side direction Z of the area ofthe back surface of the reflection sheet 11 pressed by the firstrecessed portion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 is equal toor greater than a half of the length L6 in the short-side direction Z ofthe entire display panel supporting member 4.

The first recessed portion 41 and the second recessed portion 42 of thedisplay panel supporting member 4 are formed by drawing processing. Thecross-sectional shape of an area (i.e., a curved surface portion 41 a)(see FIG. 6 and FIG. 7) corresponding to the outer edge portion of thecontact area (i.e., the shaded portion B in FIG. 8), thatsurface-contacts the back surface of the reflection sheet 11, of thefront surface of the first recessed portion 41 of the display panelsupporting member 4 has a curved surface shape. The cross-sectionalshape of an area (i.e., a curved surface portion 42 a) (see FIG. 6 andFIG. 7) in the vicinity of an area of the second recessed portion 42 ofthe display panel supporting member 4 into which the cover member 5 fitshas a curved surface shape. More specifically, the curvature radii ofthe curved surface portion 41 a of the first recessed portion 41 and thecurved surface portion 42 a of the second recessed portion 42 are equalto or greater than about 3R and equal to or smaller than about 6R, whereR is the thickness of the display panel supporting member 4.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 8, the display panel supporting member 4 hasa bulge portion 43 formed to bulge toward the back side (i.e., the arrowY2 side) along three sides of the outer peripheral portion of thedisplay panel supporting member 4. Specifically, the bulge portion 43 isformed in the vicinity of three sides of the second recessed portion 42on the arrow X2 side, the arrow X1 side, and the arrow Z1 side. Thebulge portion 43 is provided in the area 52 of the display panelsupporting member 4 exposed from the cover member 5. The mechanicalstrength of the display panel supporting member 4 is increased by thebulge portion 43 formed along three sides of the outer peripheralportion of the display panel supporting member 4, which results inmaintaining the strength of the display panel supporting member 4forming the rear chassis.

The heat sink 10 is provided between a front surface (i.e., a surface onthe arrow Y1 side) of the bulge portion 43 formed on the arrow X2 sideof the display panel supporting member 4 and the back surface of thereflection sheet 11. The front surface of the bulge portion 43 formed onthe arrow X2 side of the display panel supporting member 4surface-contacts a back surface 10 c (i.e., a surface on the arrow Y2side) of the heat sink 10. The height position of a back surface (i.e.,a surface on the arrow Y2 side) of the bulge portion 43 formed on thearrow X1 side of the display panel supporting member 4 is substantiallyequal to the height position of a portion of the back surface of thecover member 5 corresponding to the vicinity of the second recessedportion 42.

As shown in FIG. 9, the heat sink 10 is formed to extend along theshort-side direction Z (a side in Z direction) of the display panelsupporting member 4 viewed from the back. In the present embodiment, asshown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the area (i.e., the shaded portion C in FIG.5, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9) on the arrow X2 side of the back surface of thereflection sheet 11 is pressed (pressure is applied) against the lightguide plate 12 by a front surface 10 d (a surface on the arrow Y1 side)of the heat sink 10. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the backsurface of the reflection sheet 11 is pressed against the light guideplate 12 by the first recessed portion 41 of the display panelsupporting member 4 and the front surface 10 d of the heat sink 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of board attachment portions 44 to whichthe circuit board 6 and the circuit board 7 are attached respectivelyare formed in the outer peripheral portion of the first recessed portion41 of the display panel supporting member 4. Each of the boardattachment portions 44 is formed to be projected toward the cover member5. Also, a board attachment threaded hole 4 a is formed in each of theboard attachment portions 44.

A plurality of screw insertion holes 6 a for inserting a screw 30 areformed in the outer edge portion of the circuit board 6. The circuitboard 6 is fixed to the display panel supporting member 4 by fasteningeach of the screws 30 into the board attachment threaded hole 4 a of theboard attachment portion 44 of the display panel supporting member 4through the screw insertion hole 6 a of the circuit board 6.

A plurality of screw insertion holes 7 a for inserting the screw 30 areformed in the outer edge portion of the circuit board 7. The circuitboard 7 is fixed to the display panel supporting member 4 by fasteningeach of the screws 30 into the board attachment threaded hole 4 a of theboard attachment portion 44 of the display panel supporting member 4through the screw insertion hole 7 a of the circuit board 7.

A plurality of cover member attachment threaded holes 4 c for attachingthe cover member 5 are formed in the back surface (i.e., a bottomsurface) of the display panel supporting member 4. A plurality of screwinsertion holes 5 a are formed in the cover member 5. The cover member 5is fixed to the display panel supporting member 4 by fastening each ofthe screws 30 into the cover member attachment threaded hole 4 c of thedisplay panel supporting member 4 through the screw insertion hole 5 aof the cover member 5. Viewed from the back, the screw 30 fastened intothe screw insertion hole 5 a located at the upper left of the covermember 5 is fastened into the board attachment threaded hole 4 a at theupper left of the display panel supporting member 4 through the screwinsertion hole 6 a at the upper left of the circuit board 6.

The cover member 5 is attached by the screws 30 to the cover memberattachment threaded holes 4 c formed in the lower portion (in the arrowZ2 direction) among the cover member attachment threaded holes 4 cformed in the back surface of the display panel supporting member 4 suchthat the speaker attachment member 9 is sandwiched therebetween. Also,the cover member 5 is attached to cover the circuit board 6, the circuitboard 7, and the speaker attachment member 9 to which the two speakers 8are attached, from the back.

A plurality of screw insertion holes 4 b are formed in the back surface(i.e., the bottom surface) of the display panel supporting member 4along the outer edge portion thereof. The display panel supportingmember 4 is fixed to the front chassis 1 by fastening the screws 30 intoa plurality of rear chassis attachment threaded holes 1 a of the frontchassis 1 through the screw insertion holes 4 b of the display panelsupporting member 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, two rear chassis attachment threaded holes 10 a forattaching the display panel supporting member 4 are formed in the backsurface (i.e., the surface on the arrow Y2 side) of the heat sink 10.Two screw insertion holes 4 d for attaching the screw 30 are formed inthe area in the vicinity of the side of the display panel supportingmember 4 on the arrow X2 side. The display panel supporting member 4 andthe heat sink 10 are fixed to each other by fastening the screws 30 intothe rear chassis attachment threaded holes 10 a of the heat sink 10through the screw insertion holes 4 d of the display panel supportingmember 4.

Bezel attachment threaded holes 10 b for attaching the bezel 16 areformed in the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the heatsink 10. Screw insertion holes 16 a for attaching the screw 30 areformed in the bezels 16. The bezels 16 and the heat sink 10 are fixed toeach other by fastening the screws 30 into the bezel attachment threadedholes 10 b of the heat sink 10 through the screw insertion holes 16 a ofthe bezels 16.

The circuit board 7 for signal processing attached to the display panelsupporting member 4 has a receiver or tuner 19 capable of receiving atelevision broadcast. As shown in FIG. 10, the receiver 19 is connectedto the liquid crystal display panel 2 and the speakers 8, and configuredto output to the liquid crystal display panel 2 a video signal from thetelevision broadcast signal (video signal and audio signal) received byan antenna 60 and output an audio signal to the speakers 8.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the display panelsupporting member 4 has the first recessed portion 41 (i.e., the shadedportion B in FIG. 8) that is recessed toward the reflection sheet 11 soas to press the inner area (i.e., the shaded portion A in FIG. 9) of theback surface of the reflection sheet 11 except for the vicinity of theouter peripheral portion of the back surface of the reflection sheet 11.Accordingly, the inner area of the back surface of the reflection sheet11 can be pressed by the first recessed portion 41 of the display panelsupporting member 4, and thus the inner area of the reflection sheet 11can be prevented from being spaced apart backward, unlike in the case ofpressing only the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of thereflection sheet 11, for example. Also, since the inner area of the backsurface of the reflection sheet 11 can be pressed by the first recessedportion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4, it is not necessaryto provide a member exclusive for pressing the reflection sheet 11separately.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the front surface (i.e.,the shaded portion B in FIG. 8) of the first recessed portion 41 of thedisplay panel supporting member 4 presses the inner area (i.e., theshaded portion A in FIG. 9) of the back surface of the reflection sheet11 except for the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the backsurface of the reflection sheet 11 in a state of surface-contacting theinner area of the back surface of the reflection sheet 11 except for thevicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet 11. Consequently, the area of pressing the reflectionsheet 11 can be made larger compared to the case where the front surfaceof the first recessed portion 41 of the display panel supporting member4 point-contacts or line-contacts the inner area of the back surface ofthe reflection sheet 11 except for the vicinity of the outer peripheralportion of the back surface of the reflection sheet 11, which makes itpossible to securely prevent the inner area of the reflection sheet 11from being spaced apart backward.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the front surface of thefirst recessed portion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 isconfigured such that the area corresponding to the outer edge portion ofthe area of the front surface of the first recessed portion 41 thatsurface-contacts the back surface of the reflection sheet 11 has acurved cross-sectional shape. It is thus possible to prevent thevicinity of the area corresponding to the outer edge portion of thearea, that surface-contacts the front surface of the first recessedportion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4, of the back surfaceof the reflection sheet 11 from being compressed unlike in the casewhere the front surface of the first recessed portion 41 of the displaypanel supporting member 4 is configured such that the area correspondingto the outer edge portion of the area of the front surface of the firstrecessed portion 41 that surface-contacts the back surface of thereflection sheet 11 has an L-shaped (e.g., right angle) cross-sectionalshape, for example, instead of a curved cross-sectional shape.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the first recessedportion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 presses the innerarea (i.e., the shaded portion A in FIG. 9) of the back surface of thereflection sheet 11 except for the vicinity of the outer peripheralportion of the back surface of the reflection sheet 11, and in additionto that, the heat sink 10 presses the vicinity of the outer peripheralportion of the back surface of the reflection sheet 11. Consequently,both of the inner area (i.e., the shaded portion A in FIG. 9) and thevicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet 11 are pressed by the first recessed portion 41 and theheat sink 10, so that the reflection sheet 11 can more securely bepressed. Also, since the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of thereflection sheet 11 can be pressed by the heat sink 10 that releasesheat generated from the LED light source 17 a, it is not necessary toprovide a member exclusive for pressing the vicinity of the outerperipheral portion of the reflection sheet 11 separately.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the cover member 5 isprovided to fit into the second recessed portion 42 of the display panelsupporting member 4, and is provided to cover the first recessed portion41 of the display panel supporting member 4. Consequently, when thecircuit board 6 and the circuit board 7 are provided on the firstrecessed portion 41, the circuit board 6 and the circuit board 7 can beconcealed by the cover member 5, and the circuit board 6 and the circuitboard 7 provided on the first recessed portion 41 can be prevented frombeing observed by a user.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the depth D1 of thesecond recessed portion 42 of the display panel supporting member 4 islarger than the depth D2 of the first recessed portion 41 of the displaypanel supporting member 4. Consequently, the cover member 5 can easilybe attached to the second recessed portion 42 compared to the case wherethe depth D1 of the second recessed portion 42 of the display panelsupporting member 4 is smaller than the depth D2 of the first recessedportion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 because an innerside surface of the second recessed portion 42 can serve as a guide whenthe cover member 5 is attached to the second recessed portion 42.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the display panelsupporting member 4 is made of sheet metal, and the first recessedportion 41 and the second recessed portion 42 of the display panelsupporting member 4 are formed by drawing processing. Consequently, thefirst recessed portion 41 and the second recessed portion 42 can easilybe formed on the display panel supporting member 4 by drawingprocessing.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the length L7 in thelongitudinal direction X of the area of the back surface of thereflection sheet 11 pressed by the first recessed portion 41 of thedisplay panel supporting member 4 is equal to or greater than a half ofthe length L5 in the longitudinal direction X of the entire displaypanel supporting member 4. Consequently, a relatively broad area of theback surface of the reflection sheet 11 can be pressed compared to thecase where the length L7 in the longitudinal direction X of the area ofthe back surface of the reflection sheet 11 pressed by the firstrecessed portion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 is lessthan a half of the length L5 in the longitudinal direction X of theentire display panel supporting member 4. It is thus possible tosecurely prevent the inner area of the reflection sheet 11 from beingspaced apart backward.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the front surface of thefirst recessed portion 41 of the display panel supporting member 4 isarranged to press the reflection sheet 11 against the light guide plate12. Consequently, the inner area (i.e., the shaded portion A in FIG. 9)of the front surface of the reflection sheet 11 can be prevented frombeing spaced apart backward from the light guide plate 12 by the firstrecessed portion 41.

The embodiment described herein is in all respects merely examples, andshall not be construed as limiting the present invention. The scope ofthe present invention is defined by the claims and not by theabove-described embodiment, and includes all equivalents to the claimsand modifications within the intended scope thereof.

For example, in the present application, a liquid crystal televisionapparatus is described as an example of the display device or televisionapparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Forexample, the present application can also be applied to a display devicesuch as a monitor of a personal computer other than a televisionapparatus, or to a television apparatus other than a liquid crystaltelevision apparatus.

In the above-described embodiment, the display panel supporting memberforming the rear chassis has a single first recessed portion. However,the present application is not limited to this. For example, the displaypanel supporting member forming the rear chassis can have two or morefirst recessed portions as long as the first recessed portions have ashape that is recessed toward the reflection sheet so as to press aninner area of the back surface of the reflection sheet except for thevicinity of an outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet.

In the above-described embodiment, the front surface of the firstrecessed portion of the display panel supporting member forming the rearchassis surface-contacts the inner area of the back surface of thereflection sheet except for the vicinity of the outer peripheral portionof the back surface of the reflection sheet. However, the presentapplication is not limited to this. For example, the front surface ofthe first recessed portion of the display panel supporting memberforming the rear chassis can point-contact or line-contact the innerarea of the back surface of the reflection sheet except for the vicinityof the outer peripheral portion of the back surface of the reflectionsheet.

In the above-described embodiment, the first recessed portion is formedin an area of the display panel supporting member covered by the covermember. However, the present application is not limited to this. Forexample, the first recessed portion can be formed in an area exposedfrom the cover member of the rear chassis as well as in the area coveredby the cover member of the rear chassis as long as the front surface ofthe first recessed portion of the rear chassis can press the inner areaof the back surface of the reflection sheet except for the vicinity ofthe outer peripheral portion of the back surface of the reflectionsheet.

In the above-described embodiment, the metal display panel supportingmember and the metal heat sink are made of sheet metal (SECC). However,the present application is not limited to this. For example, a displaypanel supporting member or a heat sink can be made of a material such asaluminum other than sheet metal (SECC). Also, the display panelsupporting member can be made of resin.

In the above-described embodiment, the first recessed portion and thesecond recessed portion are formed in the display panel supportingmember forming the rear chassis by drawing processing. However, thepresent application is not limited to this. For example, the firstrecessed portion and the second recessed portion can be formed in thedisplay panel supporting member forming the rear chassis by a processingmethod other than drawing processing.

The display device according to a first aspect of the presentapplication includes a display panel, a light source, a reflectionsheet, and a display panel supporting member. The reflection sheetreflects light emitted from the light source to the front side that is adisplay screen side of the reflection sheet. The display panelsupporting member supports the display panel. The display panelsupporting member is positioned on the back side that is an oppositeside to the display screen side of the reflection sheet. A part of aback surface of the display panel supporting member on the opposite sideto the display screen side forming a rear chassis. The display panelsupporting member forming the rear chassis has a first recessed portionthat is recessed toward the reflection sheet so as to press an innerarea of the back surface of the reflection sheet except for the vicinityof an outer peripheral portion of the back surface of the reflectionsheet.

In the display device according to this first aspect, as describedabove, the display panel supporting member forming the rear chassis hasthe first recessed portion that is recessed toward the reflection sheetso as to press the inner area of the back surface of the reflectionsheet except for the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of theback surface of the reflection sheet. Accordingly, the inner area of theback surface of the reflection sheet can be pressed by the firstrecessed portion of the rear chassis. Thus, the inner area of thereflection sheet can be prevented from being spaced apart backward,unlike in the case of pressing only the vicinity of the outer peripheralportion of the reflection sheet by an L-shaped hook provided in a frontchassis, for example. Also, since the inner area of the back surface ofthe reflection sheet can be pressed by the first recessed portion of thedisplay panel supporting member forming the rear chassis, it is notnecessary to provide a member exclusive for pressing the reflectionsheet separately.

In the display device according to the above-described first aspect, afront surface of the first recessed portion of the display panelsupporting member forming the rear chassis is provided to press theinner area of the back surface of the reflection sheet except for thevicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet in a state of surface-contacting the inner area of theback surface of the reflection sheet except for the vicinity of theouter peripheral portion of the back surface of the reflection sheet.With this configuration, the area of pressing the reflection sheet canbe made larger compared to the case of point-contacting orline-contacting the inner area of the back surface of the reflectionsheet except for the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of theback surface of the reflection sheet, which makes it possible tosecurely prevent the inner area of the reflection sheet from beingspaced apart backward.

In this case, the front surface of the first recessed portion of thedisplay panel supporting member forming the rear chassis is configuredsuch that an area corresponding to an outer edge portion of an area ofthe front surface of the first recessed portion that surface-contactsthe back surface of the reflection sheet has a curved cross-sectionalshape. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the vicinityof the area corresponding to the outer edge portion of the area, thatsurface-contacts the front surface of the first recessed portion of thedisplay panel supporting member, of the back surface of the reflectionsheet from being compressed unlike in the case where the front surfaceof the first recessed portion of the display panel supporting member isconfigured such that the area corresponding to the outer edge portion ofthe area of the front surface of the first recessed portion thatsurface-contacts the back surface of the reflection sheet has anL-shaped (e.g., right angle) cross-sectional shape, for example, insteadof a curved cross-sectional shape.

The display device according to the above-described first aspect furtherincludes a heat sink provided in front of the display panel supportingmember and outside the first recessed portion. The vicinity of the outerperipheral portion of the back surface of the reflection sheet ispressed by the heat sink in addition to pressing the inner area of theback surface of the reflection sheet except for the vicinity of theouter peripheral portion of the back surface of the reflection sheet bythe first recessed portion of the display panel supporting member. Withthis configuration, both of the inner area and the outer peripheralportion of the back surface of the reflection sheet are pressed by thefirst recessed portion and the heat sink. Thus, the reflection sheet canmore securely be pressed. Also, since the vicinity of the outerperipheral portion of the reflection sheet can be pressed by the heatsink that releases heat generated from the light source, it is notnecessary to provide a member exclusive for pressing the vicinity of theouter peripheral portion of the reflection sheet separately.

The display device according to the above-described first aspect furtherincludes a cover member provided to cover an area of the back surface ofthe display panel supporting member other than the part of the backsurface of the display panel supporting member that forms the rearchassis. The display panel supporting member has a second recessedportion formed to surround the first recessed portion. The cover memberis provided to fit into the second recessed portion of the display panelsupporting member and cover the first recessed portion of the displaypanel supporting member. With this configuration, for example, when aboard and the like are provided on the first recessed portion, the boardand the like can be concealed by the cover member. Consequently, it ispossible to prevent the board and the like provided on the firstrecessed portion from being observed by a user.

In this case, the depth of the second recessed portion of the displaypanel supporting member is larger than the depth of the first recessedportion of the display panel supporting member. With this configuration,the cover member can more easily be attached to the second recessedportion compared to the case where the depth of the second recessedportion of the display panel supporting member is smaller than the depthof the first recessed portion of the display panel supporting memberbecause an inner side surface of the second recessed portion can serveas a guide when the cover member is attached to the second recessedportion.

In the display device having the above-described first recessed portionand the above-described second recessed portion, the display panelsupporting member is made of sheet metal, and the first recessed portionand the second recessed portion of the display panel supporting memberare formed by drawing processing. With this configuration, the firstrecessed portion and the second recessed portion can easily be formed inthe display panel supporting member by drawing processing.

In the display device according to the above-described first aspect, thelength in a longitudinal direction of the area of the back surface ofthe reflection sheet pressed by the first recessed portion of thedisplay panel supporting member is equal to or greater than a half ofthe length in the longitudinal direction of the entire display panelsupporting member. With this configuration, a relatively broad area ofthe back surface of the reflection sheet can be pressed compared to thecase where the length in the longitudinal direction of the area of theback surface of the reflection sheet pressed by the first recessedportion of the display panel supporting member is less than a half ofthe length in the longitudinal direction of the entire display panelsupporting member. Consequently, it is possible to securely prevent theinner area of the reflection sheet from being spaced apart backward.

The display device according to the above-described first aspect furtherincludes a light guide plate that diffuses light emitted from the lightsource. The light guide plate is provided in front of the reflectionsheet, and the front surface of the first recessed portion of thedisplay panel supporting member is arranged to press the reflectionsheet against the light guide plate. With this configuration, the innerarea of the front surface of the reflection sheet can be prevented frombeing spaced apart backward from the light guide plate by the firstrecessed portion.

The television apparatus according to a second aspect includes areceiver, a display panel, a light source, a reflection sheet and adisplay panel supporting member. The receiver is capable of receiving atelevision broadcast. The reflection sheet reflects light emitted fromthe light source to the front side that is a display screen side of thereflection sheet. The display panel supporting member supports thedisplay panel. The display panel supporting member is positioned on theback side that is an opposite side to the display screen side of thereflection sheet. A part of a back surface of the display panelsupporting member on the opposite side to the display screen sideforming a rear chassis. The display panel supporting member forming therear chassis has a first recessed portion that is recessed toward thereflection sheet so as to press an inner area of the back surface of thereflection sheet except for the vicinity of an outer peripheral portionof the back surface of the reflection sheet.

In the television apparatus according to this second aspect, asdescribed above, the display panel supporting member forming the rearchassis has the first recessed portion that is recessed toward thereflection sheet so as to press the inner area of the back surface ofthe reflection sheet except for the vicinity of an outer peripheralportion of the back surface of the reflection sheet. Consequently, it ispossible to provide the television apparatus in which the inner area ofthe back surface of the reflection sheet can be pressed by the firstrecessed portion of the rear chassis. Thus, it is possible to preventthe inner area of the reflection sheet from being spaced apart backward,unlike in the case of pressing only the vicinity of the outer peripheralportion of the reflection sheet by an L-shaped hook provided in a frontchassis, for example. Also, since the inner area of the back surface ofthe reflection sheet can be pressed by the first recessed portion of thedisplay panel supporting member forming the rear chassis, it is notnecessary to provide a member exclusive for pressing the reflectionsheet separately.

As described above, with the display device and the televisionapparatus, the inner area of the reflection sheet can be prevented frombeing spaced apart backward.

Second Embodiment

Referring now to FIGS. 11 through 26, a liquid crystal televisionapparatus 200 in accordance with a second embodiment will now beexplained. In view of the similarity between the first and secondembodiments, the parts of the second embodiment that are identical tothe parts of the first embodiment or are functionally identical (but notexactly identical) to the parts of the first embodiment will be giventhe same reference numerals as the parts of the first embodiment.Moreover, the descriptions of the parts of the second embodiment thatare identical to the parts of the first embodiment may be omitted forthe sake of brevity. The liquid crystal television apparatus 200 is anexample of the “display device” and the “television apparatus.”

With the conventional display device described in Patent Citation 2, thereflection sheet abutting portion is formed by drawing processing.Generally, in a case of conducting drawing processing to a metal plate,a boundary portion of the portion to which drawing processing has beenconducted with respect to the portion where the reflection sheetabutting portion and the reflection sheet abut each other (i.e., a baseof the portion to which drawing processing has been conducted) has acurvature radius R which is equal to the thickness of the metal plate.When the curvature radius R of the boundary portion of the portion towhich drawing processing has been conducted is small, there are caseswhere the boundary portion of the portion to which drawing processinghas been conducted (i.e., the reflection sheet abutting portion) willhave a shape raised toward the reflection sheet. Accordingly, the raisedportion of the reflection sheet abutting portion compresses thereflection sheet and thus compresses the light guide plate, which causesa problem that a white spot will occur on a display screen correspondingto the compressed portion of the light guide plate.

The liquid crystal television apparatus 200 is made to address theabove-described circumstances. With the liquid crystal televisionapparatus 200, a white spot is prevented from occurring on a displayscreen due to compression of the light guide plate.

As shown in FIGS. 11 through 13, the liquid crystal television apparatus200 has a rectangular shape. The liquid crystal television apparatus 200has a frame-shaped front chassis 1, a liquid crystal display panel 2housed in the front chassis 1, and a stand member 3 that supports theliquid crystal television apparatus 200 as a whole. The front chassis 1and the stand member 3 are both made of resin.

As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 14, the liquid crystal television apparatus200 further has a panel supporting member 104. The panel supportingmember 104 is made of sheet metal, such as SECC (steel electrolytic coldcommercial or electrolytic zinc-coated steel sheet). The panelsupporting member 104 is provided on a back surface side of the frontchassis 1 (i.e., on the arrow Y2 side). As shown in FIG. 14, the panelsupporting member 104 has a rectangular shape as viewed from the back.The panel supporting member 104 is one example of the “supportingmember.”

The liquid crystal television apparatus 200 has a cover member 5. Thecover member 5 is made of resin, and is attached to a back surface orrear surface of the metal panel supporting member 104. The cover member5 has a rectangular shape as viewed from the back, and is formed to besmaller than the front chassis 1 and the panel supporting member 104.

Also, the cover member 5 covers the back surface of the panel supportingmember 104 such that the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of theback surface of the panel supporting member 104 is exposed in aninverted U shape viewed from the back. The rear chassis is constructedof an area 151 of the back surface of the panel supporting member 104exposed outside, and the cover member 5. The area 151 of the panelsupporting member 104 exposed outside is configured to serve as a heatreleasing portion that releases heat generated from an LED light source106 a and a heat generating element 81 (see FIG. 15) of a circuit board80 outside. The LED light source 106 a is one example of the “lightsource.”

As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the liquid crystal television apparatus200 further has circuit boards 70 and 80. The circuit board 70 has thefunction of supplying power to the apparatus as a whole, while thecircuit board 80 has the function for signal processing. The circuitboards 70 and 80 are attached to an area 152 to which the cover member 5of the back surface of the panel supporting member 104 is attached in anarrangement spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance inthe longitudinal direction X. The heat generating element 81, such as anIC that generates heat in a normal use condition, is attached to thecircuit board 80.

The panel supporting member 104 has a thermal pad attachment portion 141that projects toward the inner surface of the cover member 5. Thethermal pad attachment portion 141 is formed in an area of the backsurface (i.e., the surface on the arrow Y2 side) of the panel supportingmember 104 corresponding to the heat generating element 81 of thecircuit board 80. A thermal pad 82 is provided between the thermal padattachment portion 141 of the panel supporting member 104 and the heatgenerating element 81 of the circuit board 80. Thus, the heat generatedfrom the heat generating element 81 is released toward the panelsupporting member 104. The thermal pad 82 is made of a mixed material ofsilicone polymer and ceramics.

As shown in FIG. 15, FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, the liquid crystal televisionapparatus 200 further has a plurality of (three in this embodiment)reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c, and a heat sink 110. Thereflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c and the heat sink 110 aremade of sheet metal (SECC). The reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and90 c and the heat sink 110 are arranged in front of the panel supportingmember 104 (i.e., on the arrow Y1 side). Furthermore, the liquid crystaltelevision apparatus 200 further has a reflection sheet 11, a lightguide plate 12, a light diffusing sheet 13, a lens sheet 14, aframe-shaped resin frame 15, and a plurality of (four in thisembodiment) bezels 16. The reflection sheet 11, the light guide plate12, the light diffusing sheet 13, the lens sheet 14, the frame-shapedresin frame 15, the liquid crystal display panel 2 to which a liquidcrystal panel driving board 2 a that drives the liquid crystal displaypanel 2 is attached, and the bezels 16 are arranged in front of thereflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c, and the heat sink 110(i.e., on the arrow Y1 side). The heat sink 110 is one example of the“reflection sheet holding member” and the “reflection sheet holdingportion.” The reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c are examplesof the “reflection sheet holding member” and the “reflection sheetholding portion.” The liquid crystal display panel 2 is one example ofthe “display panel.”

Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, thereflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c, and the heat sink 110 areprovided along four sides (i.e., the sides in the arrow Z1 direction,the arrow Z2 direction, the arrow X1 direction, and the arrow X2direction) of the display area (i.e., the dashed line of FIG. 18) of theliquid crystal display panel 2. As described below, the reflection sheetholders 90 a and 90 b are fixed to the heat sink 110 by a plurality ofscrews 30. Also, the reflection sheet holders 90 a and 90 b are fixed tothe reflection sheet holder 90 c by a plurality of screws 30. Thus, thereflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c, and the heat sink 110 areprovided in a frame shape with being fixed by the screws 30. Four sidesof the reflection sheet 11 are pressed toward the light guide plate 12by the reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c, and the heat sink110. More specifically, the reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90c, and the heat sink 110 supports the reflection sheet 11. Inparticular, the reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c, and theheat sink 110 contacts with the reflection sheet 11 in a frame shape(i.e., at the shaded area of FIG. 18) on the outer peripheral portionside (e.g., the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion) of the displayarea of the liquid crystal display panel 2 without contacting with thereflection sheet 11 at the central portion of the display area. In otherwords, the reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c, and the heatsink 110 contacts with the reflection sheet 11 in a frame shape areathat corresponds to the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of thedisplay area (or outward of the outer peripheral portion of the displayarea) of the liquid crystal display panel 2 from the back side of theliquid crystal television apparatus 200.

As shown in FIG. 18, the heat sink 110 has first and second drawnportions 110 a and 110 b formed by drawing processing to be projectedtoward the panel supporting member 104. The first drawn portion 110 a isprovided to bring the heat sink 110 and the panel supporting member 104into surface-contact (see FIG. 20) with each other. A portion of thefirst drawn portion 110 a where a plurality of screw insertion holes 110c described below are formed (i.e., a portion on the arrow Z1 side) isprovided to bring the heat sink 110 and the reflection sheet holder 90 ainto surface-contact with each other. The second drawn portion 110 b isprovided to bring the heat sink 110 and the reflection sheet holder 90 binto surface-contact with each other. The first drawn portion 110 a isformed to have a substantially elongated shape in a plane view. Thesecond drawn portion 110 b is formed to have a substantially round shapein a plane view. The screw insertion holes 110 c for attaching thereflection sheet holder 90 a are formed in the first drawn portion 110a. Screw insertion holes 110 d for attaching the panel supporting member104 are also formed in the first drawn portion 110 a. Screw insertionholes 110 c for attaching the reflection sheet holder 90 b are formed inthe second drawn portion 110 b. The first drawn portion 110 a and thesecond drawn portion 110 b are examples of the “drawn portion.”

In this embodiment, the drawing processing is conducted such that thefirst drawn portion 110 a is drawn relative to a contact portion wherethe reflection sheet 11 and the heat sink 110 contact with each other.The contact portion and the first drawn portion 110 a define a boundaryportion A1 therebetween. Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20,the drawing processing is conducted such that the boundary portion A1 ofthe first drawn portion 110 a with respect to the contact portion wherethe reflection sheet 11 and the heat sink 110 abut each other (i.e., abase of the first drawn portion 110 a on the reflection sheet 11 side oran outer peripheral portion of the first drawn portion 110 a having asubstantially elongated shape in a plane view, see FIG. 18) has a radiusof curvature (R) larger than a thickness t1 of the sheet metal formingthe heat sink 110. Specifically, the boundary portion A1 of the firstdrawn portion 110 a with respect to the contact portion where thereflection sheet 11 and the heat sink 110 abut each other is configuredto have the radius of curvature that is three times (i.e., 3×t1) or moreand six times (i.e., 6×t1) or less of the thickness t1 of the sheetmetal forming the heat sink 110. More specifically, the thickness t1 ofthe sheet metal forming the heat sink 110 is 0.6 mm, and the radius ofcurvature (R) of the boundary portion A1 of the first drawn portion 110a is 1.8 mm (i.e., 3×t1) or more and 3.6 mm (i.e., 6×t1) or less. Asbest shown in FIG. 20, an outer edge portion 110 e (e.g., inner edgeportion) of the heat sink 110 on the center side (i.e., on the arrow X1side) of the display area is spaced apart from the reflection sheet 11without contacting the reflection sheet 11. A portion (e.g., a thirddrawn portion 110 g) between the outer edge portion 110 e of the heatsink 110 on the center side of the display area and the first drawnportion 110 a is also formed by drawing processing. In this embodiment,the drawing processing is conducted such that the third drawn portion110 g is drawn relative to a contact portion where the reflection sheet11 and the heat sink 110 contact with each other. The contact portionand the third drawn portion 110 g define a boundary portion A2therebetween. The drawing processing is conducted such that the boundaryportion A2 of the third drawn portion 110 g with respect to the contactportion where the reflection sheet 11 and the heat sink 110 abut eachother (i.e., a base of the third drawn portion 110 g) has a radius ofcurvature (R) larger than the thickness t1 (e.g., 0.6 mm) of the sheetmetal forming the heat sink 110. In particular, the radius of curvatureof the boundary portion A2 is three times (i.e., 3×t1 (e.g., 1.8 mm)) ormore and six times (i.e., 6×t1 (e.g., 3.6 mm)) or less of the thicknesst1 of the sheet metal forming the heat sink 110. Further, in thisembodiment, the drawing processing is conducted such that the seconddrawn portion 110 b is drawn relative to a contact portion where thereflection sheet 11 and the heat sink 110 contact with each other. Thecontact portion and the second drawn portion 110 b define a boundaryportion A3 therebetween. The drawing processing is conducted such thatthe boundary portion A3 of the second drawn portion 110 b with respectto the contact portion where the reflection sheet 11 and the heat sink110 abut each other (i.e., a base of the second drawn portion 110 b onthe reflection sheet 11 side, or an outer peripheral portion of thesecond drawn portion 110 b having a substantially round shape, see FIG.18) has a radius of curvature (R) larger than the thickness t1 (e.g.,0.6 mm) of the sheet metal forming the heat sink 110. In particular, theradius of curvature of the boundary portion A3 is three times (i.e.,3×t1 (e.g., 1.8 mm)) or more and six times (i.e., 6×t1 R (e.g., 3.6 mm))or less of the thickness t1 of the sheet metal forming the heat sink110. As shown in FIG. 18, screw insertion holes 110 f for attaching thebezels 16 are formed in the upper end portion and the lower end portionof the heat sink 110, respectively. The third drawn portion 110 g is oneexample of the “drawn portion.”

As shown in FIG. 20, an outer surface 101 of the first drawn portion 110a of the heat sink 110 is formed to have a flat surface shape, and isprovided to surface-contact an inner surface 153 of the panel supportingmember 104. Also, the heat generated from the LED light source 106 a isreleased from the area 151 of the panel supporting member 104 exposedoutside through the heat sink 110.

As shown in FIG. 18, the reflection sheet holder 90 c has a first drawnportion 911 c and two second drawn portions 912 c formed by drawingprocessing to be projected toward the panel supporting member 104. Thefirst drawn portion 911 c is provided to increase the mechanicalstrength of the reflection sheet holder 90 c. The second drawn portion912 c on the arrow Z1 side is provided to bring the reflection sheetholder 90 c and the reflection sheet holder 90 a into surface-contactwith each other. The second drawn portion 912 c on the arrow Z2 side isprovided to bring the reflection sheet holder 90 c and the reflectionsheet holder 90 b into surface-contact with each other. The first drawnportion 911 c is formed to have a substantially elongated shape in aplane view. The second drawn portions 912 c are formed to have asubstantially round shape in a plane view. Screw insertion holes 91 cfor attaching the reflection sheet holder 90 a and the reflection sheetholder 90 b are formed in the second drawn portions 912 c. Screwinsertion holes 92 c for attaching the bezels 16 are formed in the upperend portion and the lower end portion of the reflection sheet holder 90c, respectively. The first drawn portion 911 c and the second drawnportions 912 c are examples of the “drawn portion.”

In this embodiment, the drawing processing is conducted such that thefirst drawn portion 911 c is drawn relative to a contact portion wherethe reflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheet holder 90 c contactwith each other. The contact portion and the first drawn portion 911 cdefine a boundary portion A4 therebetween. Here, in this embodiment, asshown in FIG. 21, the drawing processing is conducted such that theboundary portion A4 of the first drawn portion 911 c with respect to thecontact portion where the reflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheetholder 90 c abut each other (i.e., a base of the first drawn portion 911c on the reflection sheet 11 side, or an outer peripheral portion of thefirst drawn portion 911 c having a substantially elongated shape in aplane view, see FIG. 18) has a radius of curvature larger than athickness t2 (e.g., 0.6 mm) of the sheet metal forming the reflectionsheet holder 90 c. In particular, the radius of curvature of theboundary portion A4 is three times (i.e., 3×t2 (e.g., 1.8 mm)) or moreand six times (i.e., 6×t2 R (e.g., 3.6 mm)) or less of the thickness t2of the sheet metal forming the reflection sheet holder 90 c. As shown inFIG. 21, an outer edge portion 913 c (e.g., an inner edge portion) ofthe reflection sheet holder 90 c on the center side of the display areais spaced apart from the reflection sheet 11 without contacting thereflection sheet 11. A portion (e.g., third drawn portion 914 c) betweenthe outer edge portion 913 c of the reflection sheet holder 90 c on thecenter side of the display area and the first drawn portion 911 c isalso formed by drawing processing. The drawing processing is conductedsuch that the third drawn portion 914 c is drawn relative to a contactportion where the reflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheet holder 90c contact with each other. The contact portion and the third drawnportion 914 c define a boundary portion A5 therebetween. The drawingprocessing is conducted such that the boundary portion A5 of the thirddrawn portion 914 c with respect to the contact portion where thereflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheet holder 90 c abut each other(i.e., a base of the third drawn portion 914 c) has a radius ofcurvature larger than the thickness t2 (e.g., 0.6 mm) of the sheet metalforming the reflection sheet holder 90 c. In particular, the radius ofcurvature of the boundary portion A5 is three times (i.e., 3×t2 (e.g.,1.8 mm)) or more and six times (i.e., 6×t2 R (e.g., 3.6 mm)) or less ofthe thickness t2 of the sheet metal forming the reflection sheet holder90 c. Further, in this embodiment, the drawing processing is conductedsuch that the second drawn portion 912 c is drawn relative to a contactportion where the reflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheet holder 90c contact with each other. The contact portion and the second drawnportion 912 c define a boundary portion A6 therebetween. The drawingprocessing is conducted such that boundary portions A6 of the seconddrawn portions 912 c with respect to the contact portion where thereflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheet holder 90 c abut each other(i.e., bases of the second drawing portions 912 c on the reflectionsheet 11 side, or outer peripheral portions of the second drawingportions 912 c having a substantially round shape, see FIG. 18) has aradius of curvature larger than the thickness t2 of the sheet metalforming the reflection sheet holder 90 c (e.g., three times or more andsix times or less of the thickness t2). The third drawn portion 914 c isone example of the “drawn portion.”

As shown in FIG. 18, the reflection sheet holder 90 a has a plurality offirst drawn portions 911 a formed by drawing processing to be projectedtoward the panel supporting member 104. The first drawn portions 911 aare provided to bring the reflection sheet holder 90 a and the liquidcrystal panel driving board 2 a into surface-contact with each other.Screw insertion holes 912 a for fixing the liquid crystal panel drivingboard 2 a are formed in the first drawn portions 911 a. A second drawnportion 913 a is provided in the reflection sheet holder 90 a toincrease the mechanical strength of the reflection sheet holder 90 a.The first drawn portions 911 a and the second drawn portion 913 a areexamples of the “drawn portion.”

Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24, an outer edge portion 914a (e.g., inner edge portion) of the reflection sheet holder 90 a on thecenter side of the display area is spaced apart from the reflectionsheet 11 without contacting the reflection sheet 11. A portion (e.g., athird drawn portion 915 a) between the outer edge portion 914 a of thereflection sheet holder 90 a on the center side of the display area anda portion where the reflection sheet holder 90 a and the reflectionsheet 11 abut each other is also formed by drawing processing. Thedrawing processing is conducted such that the third drawn portion 915 ais drawn relative to a contact portion where the reflection sheet 11 andthe reflection sheet holder 90 a contact with each other. The contactportion and the third drawn portion 915 a define a boundary portion A7therebetween. The drawing processing is conducted such that the boundaryportion A7 of the third drawn portion 915 a with respect to the contactportion where the reflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheet holder 90a abut each other (i.e., a base of the third drawn portion 915 a) has aradius of curvature larger than a thickness t3 (e.g., 0.6 mm) of thesheet metal forming the reflection sheet holder 90 a. In particular, theradius of curvature of the boundary portion A7 is three times (i.e.,3×t3 (e.g., 1.8 mm)) or more and six times (i.e., 6×t3 R (e.g., 3.6 mm))or less of the thickness t3 of the sheet metal forming the reflectionsheet holder 90 a. Further, in this embodiment, the drawing processingis conducted such that the first drawn portions 911 a are drawn relativeto a contact portion where the reflection sheet 11 and the reflectionsheet holder 90 a contact with each other. The contact portion and thefirst drawn portions 911 a define boundary portions A8 therebetween.Furthermore, the drawing processing is conducted such that the seconddrawn portions 913 a are drawn relative to a contact portion where thereflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheet holder 90 a contact witheach other. The contact portion and the second drawn portions 913 adefine a boundary portions A9 therebetween. In particular, the drawingprocessing is conducted such that the boundary portions A8 of the firstdrawn portions 911 a with respect to the contact portion where thereflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheet holder 90 a abut each other(i.e., bases of the first drawn portions 911 a on the reflection sheet11 side, or outer peripheral portions of the first drawn portions 911 a,see FIG. 18), and the boundary portion A9 of the second drawn portion913 a with respect to the contact portion where the reflection sheet 11and the reflection sheet holder 90 a abut each other (i.e., a base ofthe second drawn portion 913 a on the reflection sheet 11 side, or anouter peripheral portion of the second drawn portion 913 a, see FIG. 18)have a radius of curvature larger than the thickness t3 of the sheetmetal forming the reflection sheet holder 90 a (e.g., three times ormore and six times or less of the thickness t3). The third drawn portion915 a is one example of the “drawn portion.”

As shown in FIG. 18, the reflection sheet holder 90 b has two drawnportions 911 b formed by drawing processing. The drawn portions 911 bare provided to bring the reflection sheet holder 90 b and thereflection sheet 11 into surface-contact with each other. Here, in thisembodiment, the drawing processing is conducted such that the drawnportions 911 b are drawn relative to a contact portion where thereflection sheet 11 and the reflection sheet holder 90 b contact witheach other. The contact portion and the drawn portions 911 b defineboundary portions A10 therebetween. The drawing processing is conductedsuch that the boundary portions A10 of the drawn portions 911 b withrespect to the contact portion where the reflection sheet 11 and thereflection sheet holder 90 b abut each other (i.e., bases of the drawnportions 911 b) has a radius of curvature larger than a thickness t4(e.g., 0.6 mm) of the sheet metal forming the reflection sheet holder 90b. In particular, the radius of curvature of the boundary portion A10 isthree times (i.e., 3×t4 (e.g., 1.8 mm)) or more and six times (i.e.,6×t4 R (e.g., 3.6 mm)) or less of the thickness t4 of the sheet metalforming the reflection sheet holder 90 b. As shown in FIG. 25, outeredge portions 912 b (e.g., inner edge portions) of the drawn portions911 b of the reflection sheet holder 90 b on the center side of thedisplay area are spaced apart from the reflection sheet 11 withoutcontacting the reflection sheet 11.

As shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of heat sink attachment threaded holes91 a and a plurality of heat sink attachment threaded holes 91 b forattaching the heat sink 110 are formed at the left ends of thereflection sheet holder 90 a and the reflection sheet holder 90 b,respectively. Furthermore, a plurality of reflection sheet holderattachment threaded holes 92 a and a plurality of reflection sheetholder attachment threaded holes 92 b for attaching the reflection sheetholder 90 c are formed at the right ends of the reflection sheet holder90 a and the reflection sheet holder 90 b, respectively. The heat sink110, the reflection sheet holder 90 a, and the reflection sheet holder90 b are fixed by fastening the screws 30 (see FIG. 15) into the heatsink attachment threaded holes 91 a of the reflection sheet holder 90 aand the heat sink attachment threaded holes 91 b of the reflection sheetholder 90 b through the screw insertion holes 110 c of the heat sink110. The reflection sheet holder 90 a, the reflection sheet holder 90 b,and the reflection sheet holder 90 c are fixed by fastening the screws30 into the reflection sheet holder attachment threaded holes 92 a ofthe reflection sheet holder 90 a and the reflection sheet holderattachment threaded holes 92 b of the reflection sheet holder 90 bthrough the screw insertion holes 91 c of the reflection sheet holder 90c.

The bezels 16, the heat sink 110, the reflection sheet holder 90 a, andthe reflection sheet holder 90 b are fixed by fastening the screws 30into bezel attachment threaded holes 93 a and 93 b formed at the leftends of the reflection sheet holders 90 a and 90 b, respectively,through screw insertion holes 16 a of the bezels 16 and the screwinsertion holes 110 f of the heat sink 110. The bezels 16, thereflection sheet holder 90 a, the reflection sheet holder 90 b, and thereflection sheet holder 90 c are fixed by fastening the screws 30 into abezel attachment threaded hole 93 a formed at the right end of thereflection sheet holder 90 a through the screw insertion hole 16 a ofthe bezels 16 and the screw insertion hole 92 c in the upper end portionof the reflection sheet holder 90 c, and by fastening the screws 30 intoa bezel attachment threaded hole 93 b formed at the right end of thereflection sheet holder 90 b through the screw insertion hole 16 a ofthe bezels 16 and the screw insertion hole 92 c in the lower end portionof the reflection sheet holder 90 c.

As shown in FIG. 17, the liquid crystal panel driving board 2 a thatdrives the liquid crystal display panel 2 is attached to the backsurface of the reflection sheet holder 90 a provided in the vicinity ofthe side of the front chassis 1 on the arrow Z1 side.

As shown in FIG. 20, the LED light source 106 a for a back light with aplurality of LEDs is provided on the side of the light guide plate 12.The LED light source 106 a generates heat in a normal use condition ofthe liquid crystal television apparatus 200. Also, the LED light source106 a is attached to a surface of an LED board 106 b on the arrow X1side. A surface of the LED board 106 b on the arrow X2 side (i.e., theopposite surface of the surface to which the LED light source 106 a isattached) is attached to a surface of the heat sink 110 on the arrow X1side trough a heat release tape or sheet 106 c.

Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19 through FIG. 26, the panelsupporting member 104 is provided at a predetermined distance from thereflection sheet 11 without contacting the reflection sheet 11 in anarea corresponding to the display area (i.e., the dashed line in FIG.18). Specifically, the panel supporting member 104 is provided at adistance D (see FIG. 22 and FIG. 26) of 1 mm or more and 2 mm or lessfrom the reflection sheet 11 in the area corresponding to the displayarea where the panel supporting member 104 and the reflection sheet 11are closest to each other. The reflection sheet 11 can be prevented fromwarping by providing the panel supporting member 104 at the distance Dof 1 mm or more and 2 mm or less from the reflection sheet 11 in thearea where the panel supporting member 104 and the reflection sheet 11are closest to each other.

As shown in FIG. 15, a plurality of board attachment portions 142 towhich the circuit board 70 and the circuit board 80 are attached,respectively, are formed in the back surface (or bottom surface) of thepanel supporting member 104. Each of the board attachment portions 142is formed to be projected toward the cover member 5. A plurality ofscrew insertion holes 70 a for inserting screws 30 are formed in theouter edge portion of the circuit board 70. The circuit board 70 isfixed to the panel supporting member 104 by fastening the screws 30 intoa plurality of board attachment threaded holes 4 a of the panelsupporting member 104 through the screw insertion holes 70 a of thecircuit board 70.

A plurality of screw insertion holes 80 a for inserting the screw 30 areformed in the outer edge portion of the circuit board 80. The circuitboard 80 is fixed to the panel supporting member 104 by fastening thescrews 30 into the board attachment threaded holes 4 a of the panelsupporting member 104 through the screw insertion holes 80 a of thecircuit board 80.

A plurality of screw insertion holes 4 b for inserting the screw 30 areformed in the back surface of the panel supporting member 104 along theouter edge portion thereof. The panel supporting member 104 is fixed tothe front chassis 1 by fastening the screws 30 into a plurality of rearchassis attachment threaded holes 1 a of the front chassis 1 through thescrew insertion holes 4 b of the panel supporting member 104.

A plurality of cover member attachment threaded holes 4 c for attachingthe cover member 5 are formed in the back surface of the panelsupporting member 104. A plurality of screw insertion holes 5 a areformed in the cover member 5. The cover member 5 is fixed to the panelsupporting member 104 by fastening the screws 30 into the cover memberattachment threaded holes 4 c of the panel supporting member 104 throughthe screw insertion holes 5 a of the cover member 5, respectively. Asviewed from the back, the screw 30 fastened into the screw insertionhole 5 a located at the upper left of the cover member 5 is fastenedinto the board attachment threaded hole 4 a at the upper left of thepanel supporting member 104 through the screw insertion hole 70 a at theupper left of the circuit board 70.

Recessed portions 4 d recessed toward the heat sink 110 are formed inportions of the panel supporting member 104 corresponding to the screwinsertion holes 110 d of the heat sink 110. Screw insertion holes 4 efor attaching the screw 30 are formed in the recessed portions 4 d. Thepanel supporting member 104 and the heat sink 110 are fixed (or pressed)to each other in a surface-contact state by fastening the screws 30 intothe screw insertion holes 110 d of the heat sink 110 through the screwinsertion holes 4 e of the panel supporting member 104.

The cover member 5 is attached by the screws 30 to the cover memberattachment threaded holes 4 c formed in the lower portion among thecover member attachment threaded holes 4 c formed in the back surface ofthe panel supporting member 104 such that a speaker attachment member117 is sandwiched therebetween. The two speakers 118 are attached to thespeaker attachment member 117. Also, the cover member 5 is attached tocover the circuit board 70, the circuit board 80, and the speakerattachment member 117 to which the two speakers 118 are attached, fromthe back.

The circuit board 80 for signal processing attached to the panelsupporting member 104 has a receiver or tuner 19 capable of receiving atelevision broadcast. As shown in FIG. 16, in the liquid crystaltelevision apparatus 200, the receiver 19 is connected to the liquidcrystal display panel 2 and the speakers 118, and is configured tooutput to the liquid crystal display panel 2 a video signal from thetelevision broadcast signal (video signal and audio signal) received byan antenna 60 and output an audio signal to the speakers 118.

In this embodiment, as described above, the drawing processing isconducted such that the boundary portions A1-A3 of the first, second andthird drawn portions 110 a, 110 b and 110 g of the heat sink 110 (or theboundary portions A4-A10 of the first, second and third drawn portions911 a, 913 a and 915 a of the reflection sheet holder 90 a, the drawnportion 911 b of the reflection sheet holder 90 b, and the first, secondand third drawn portions 911 c, 912 c and 914 c of the reflection sheetholder 90 c) with respect to the portion where the reflection sheet 11and the heat sink 110 (or the reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90c) abut each other have a radius of curvature larger than the thicknesst1 (or t3, t4 and t2) of the sheet metal forming the heat sink 110 (orthe reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c). Thus, the boundaryportion of the drawn portion has a large radius of curvature, a surfaceof the boundary portion becomes gentle, and the boundary portion isprevented from being raised toward the reflection sheet 11.Consequently, a white spot can be prevented from occurring on the liquidcrystal display panel 2 due to compression of the light guide plate 12caused by compression of the reflection sheet 11. Here, in the case ofsheet metal, the boundary portion of the drawn portion will easily beraised toward the reflection sheet 11. In order to prevent thissituation, it is especially effective to make the radius of curvature ofthe boundary portion of the drawn portion larger than the thickness ofthe sheet metal forming the heat sink 110 (or the reflection sheetholders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c) so as to make the surface of the boundaryportion gentle.

In this embodiment, as described above, the boundary portions A1-A3 ofthe first, second and third drawn portions 110 a, 110 b and 110 g of theheat sink 110 (or the boundary portions A4-A10 of the first, second andthird drawn portions 911 a, 913 a and 915 a of the reflection sheetholder 90 a, the drawn portion 911 b of the reflection sheet holder 90b, and the first, second and third drawn portions 911 c, 912 c and 914 cof the reflection sheet holder 90 c) have a radius of curvature that isthree times or more and six times or less of the thickness t1 (or t3, t4and t2) of the sheet metal forming the heat sink 110 (or the reflectionsheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c). Consequently, the surface of theboundary portion can securely be made gentle, the boundary portion ofthe drawn portion can securely be prevented from being raised toward thereflection sheet 11, and thus a white spot can securely be preventedfrom occurring on the liquid crystal display panel 2 due to compressionof the reflection sheet 11.

In this embodiment, as described above, the reflection sheet 11 is heldby the heat sink 110. Consequently, by using the heat sink 110 thatreleases heat generated from the LED light source 106 a as a member forholding the reflection sheet 11, the number of parts can be reduced anda white spot can securely be prevented from occurring on the liquidcrystal display panel 2.

In this embodiment, as described above, the reflection sheet holder 90a, the reflection sheet holder 90 b, the reflection sheet holder 90 c,and the heat sink 110 are configured to abut the reflection sheet 11 ina frame shape on the outer peripheral portion side of the display area(in the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion). Consequently, an areaof the reflection sheet 11 corresponding to a central portion of thedisplay area can be prevented from being compressed by the reflectionsheet holder 90 a, the reflection sheet holder 90 b, the reflectionsheet holder 90 c, and the heat sink 110, and thus a white spot cansecurely be prevented from occurring in the central portion of thedisplay area.

In this embodiment, as described above, the reflection sheet holder 90a, the reflection sheet holder 90 b, the reflection sheet holder 90 c,and the heat sink 110 are respectively provided in a frame shape alongfour sides of the display area of the liquid crystal display panel 2(i.e., the sides in the arrow Z1 direction, the arrow Z2 direction, thearrow X1 direction, and the arrow X2 direction) (see the dashed line ofFIG. 18), and press four sides of the reflection sheet 11 toward thelight guide plate 12. Consequently, the outer peripheral portion of thereflection sheet 11 can easily be held by the reflection sheet holder 90a, the reflection sheet holder 90 b, the reflection sheet holder 90 c,and the heat sink 110 provided in a frame shape, and thus the reflectionsheet 11 can easily be prevented from being displaced or moving.

In this embodiment, as described above, the outer edge portion 110 e ofthe heat sink 110 on the center side of the display area (or the outeredge portions 914 a, 912 b and 913 c of the reflection sheet holders 90a, 90 b and 90 c on the center side of the display area) is spaced apartfrom the reflection sheet 11 without contacting the reflection sheet 11.Consequently, since the outer edge portion 110 e of the heat sink 110 onthe center side of the display area (or the outer edge portions 914 a,912 b and 913 c of the reflection sheet holders 90 a, 90 b and 90 c) isspaced apart from the reflection sheet 11, a white spot can be preventedfrom occurring on the liquid crystal display panel 2 due to a situationwhere the outer edge portion 110 e (or the outer edge portions 914 a,912 b and 913 c) compresses the reflection sheet 11.

In this embodiment, as described above, the panel supporting member 104forming the rear chassis is provided at a predetermined distance fromthe reflection sheet 11 without contacting the reflection sheet 11 in anarea corresponding to the display area. Consequently, since thereflection sheet 11 is prevented from being compressed by the panelsupporting member 104 in the area corresponding to the display area, awhite spot can be prevented from occurring on the liquid crystal displaypanel 2 due to a situation where the panel supporting member 104compresses the reflection sheet 11.

In this embodiment, as described above, the panel supporting member 104is provided at a distance of 1 mm or more from the reflection sheet 11in the area corresponding to the display area. Consequently, a whitespot can securely be prevented from occurring on the liquid crystaldisplay panel 2 due to a situation where the panel supporting member 104compresses the reflection sheet 11.

The embodiment described herein is in all respects merely examples, andshall not be construed as limiting the present invention. The scope ofthe present invention is defined by the claims and not by theabove-described embodiments, and includes all equivalents to the claimsand modifications within the intended scope thereof.

For example, in the present application, a liquid crystal televisionapparatus is described as an example of the display device or televisionapparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Forexample, the present application can also be applied to a display devicesuch as a monitor of a personal computer other than a televisionapparatus, or to a television apparatus other than a liquid crystaltelevision apparatus.

In the above-described embodiment, the boundary portion of the drawnportion of the heat sink (or reflection sheet holder) with respect tothe portion where the reflection sheet and the heat sink (or reflectionsheet holder) abut each other has a radius of curvature that is threetimes or more and six times or less of the thickness of the sheet metalforming the heat sink (or reflection sheet holder). However, the presentinvention is not limited to this. For example, it is sufficient for theradius of curvature of the boundary portion of the drawn portion to belarger than the thickness of the sheet metal forming the heat sink andthe reflection sheet holder.

In the above-described embodiment, the heat sink and the reflectionsheet holders are provided in a frame shape, and the heat sink and thereflection sheet holders abut the reflection sheet in the outerperipheral portion of the liquid crystal display panel without abuttingin the central portion of the liquid crystal display panel. However, thepresent invention is not limited to this. For example, the heat sink andthe reflection sheet holders can abut the reflection sheet in thecentral portion of the liquid crystal display panel.

In the above-described embodiment, the metal heat sink and the metalpanel supporting member made of sheet metal (SECC) are used. However,the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a heat sinkor a panel supporting member made of a material such as aluminum otherthan sheet metal (SECC) can be used as long as it is possible to releaseheat generated from the LED light source or the heat generating element.Also, the thickness of the heat sink made of aluminum and the like canbe larger (for example, 1.0 mm) than the thickness (0.6 mm) of the metalheat sink made of sheet metal (SECC). Consequently, heat generated fromthe heat generating element can be released effectively.

The display device according to a first aspect includes a light source,a reflection sheet and a reflection sheet holding member. The reflectionsheet reflects light emitted from the light source to the front sidethat is a display screen side. The reflection sheet holding member abutsthe reflection sheet from the back in the vicinity of an outerperipheral portion of a display area of a display screen and holds thereflection sheet. The reflection sheet holding member is made of aplate-shaped metal member, and has a drawn portion formed by conductingdrawing processing to the plate-shaped metal member. The drawingprocessing is conducted such that a boundary portion of the drawnportion with respect to a portion where the reflection sheet and thereflection sheet holding member abut each other has a radius ofcurvature larger than a thickness of the plate-shaped metal member.

In the display device according to this first aspect, as describedabove, the drawing processing is conducted such that the boundaryportion of the drawn portion with respect to the portion where thereflection sheet and the reflection sheet holding member abut each otherhas the radius of curvature larger than the thickness of theplate-shaped metal member. Thus, the boundary portion of the drawnportion with respect to the portion where the reflection sheet and thereflection sheet holding member abut each other has a large radius ofcurvature, a surface of the boundary portion becomes gentle, and theboundary portion of the drawn portion with respect to the portion wherethe reflection sheet and the reflection sheet holding member abut eachother is prevented from being raised toward the reflection sheet. As aresult, a white spot can be prevented from occurring on the displayscreen due to compression of the light guide plate caused by compressionof the reflection sheet. Here, in the case of a plate-shaped metalmember, the boundary portion of the drawn portion with respect to theportion where the reflection sheet and the reflection sheet holdingmember abut each other will easily be raised toward the reflectionsheet. In order to prevent this situation, it is especially effective tomake the radius of curvature of the boundary portion of the drawnportion larger than the thickness of the plate-shaped metal member so asto make the surface of the boundary portion gentle.

In the display device according to the above-described first aspect, theboundary portion of the drawn portion with respect to the portion wherethe reflection sheet and the reflection sheet holding member abut eachother has the radius of curvature that is three times or more and sixtimes or less of the thickness of the plate-shaped metal member. Withthis configuration, the surface of the boundary portion of the drawnportion with respect to the portion where the reflection sheet and thereflection sheet holding member abut each other can securely be madegentle, and the boundary portion can securely be prevented from beingraised toward the reflection sheet. Consequently, a white spot cansecurely be prevented from occurring on the display screen due tocompression of the reflection sheet.

In the display device according to the above-described first aspect, thereflection sheet holding member includes a heat sink for releasing heatgenerated from the light source. With this configuration, by using theheat sink for releasing heat generated from the light source as thereflection sheet holding member, the number of parts can be reduced anda white spot can securely be prevented from occurring on the displayscreen.

In the display device according to the above-described first aspect, thereflection sheet holding member is configured to abut the reflectionsheet in a frame shape on the outer peripheral portion side of thedisplay area. With this configuration, an area of the reflection sheetcorresponding to a central portion of the display area can be preventedfrom being compressed by the reflection sheet holding member. Thus, awhite spot can securely be prevented from occurring in the centralportion of the display area.

In this case, the reflection sheet holding member includes a pluralityof reflection sheet holding portions. The reflection sheet holdingportions are respectively provided in a frame shape along four sides ofthe display area, and configured to press four sides of the reflectionsheet. With this configuration, the outer peripheral portion of thereflection sheet can easily be held by the plurality of reflection sheetholding portions provided in a frame shape. Thus, the reflection sheetcan easily be prevented from being displaced or moving.

In the display device according to the above-described first aspect, atleast a part of an outer edge portion of the reflection sheet holdingmember on the center side of the display area is spaced apart from thereflection sheet without contacting the reflection sheet. With thisconfiguration, since at least a part of the outer edge portion of thereflection sheet holding member on the center side of the display areais spaced apart from the reflection sheet, a white spot can be preventedfrom occurring on the display screen due to a situation where the outeredge portion of the reflection sheet holding member on the center sideof the display area compresses the reflection sheet.

In the display device according to the above-described first aspect, thedisplay device further includes a supporting member that is arranged ona side of the reflection sheet holding member opposite to the reflectionsheet and configured such that a part of the supporting member forms arear chassis. The supporting member is provided at a predetermineddistance from the reflection sheet without contacting the reflectionsheet in an area corresponding to the display area. With thisconfiguration, since the reflection sheet is prevented from beingcompressed by the supporting member in the area corresponding to thedisplay area, a white spot can be prevented from occurring on thedisplay screen due to a situation where the supporting member compressesthe reflection sheet.

In this case, the supporting member is provided at a distance of 1 mm ormore from the reflection sheet in the area corresponding to the displayarea. With this configuration, a white spot can securely be preventedfrom occurring on the display screen due to a situation where thesupporting member compresses the reflection sheet.

The television apparatus according to a second aspect includes areceiver, a display panel, a light source, a reflection sheet and areflection sheet holding member. The receiver is capable of receiving atelevision broadcast. The display panel displays the televisionbroadcast received by the receiver. The reflection sheet reflects lightemitted from the light source to the front side that is a display screenside. The reflection sheet holding member abuts the reflection sheetfrom the back in the vicinity of an outer peripheral portion of adisplay area of a display screen and holds the reflection sheet. Thereflection sheet holding member is made of a plate-shaped metal member,and has a drawn portion formed by conducting drawing processing to theplate-shaped metal member. The drawing processing is conducted such thata boundary portion of the drawn portion with respect to a portion wherethe reflection sheet and the reflection sheet holding member abut eachother has a radius of curvature larger than a thickness of theplate-shaped metal member.

In the television apparatus according to this second aspect, asdescribed above, the drawing processing is conducted such that theboundary portion of the drawn portion with respect to the portion wherethe reflection sheet and the reflection sheet holding member abut eachother has the radius of curvature larger than the thickness of theplate-shaped metal member. Thus, the boundary portion of the drawnportion with respect to the portion where the reflection sheet and thereflection sheet holding member abut each other has a large radius ofcurvature, a surface of the boundary portion becomes gentle, and theboundary portion of the drawn portion with respect to the portion wherethe reflection sheet and the reflection sheet holding member abut eachother is prevented from being raised toward the reflection sheet. As aresult, a white spot can be prevented from occurring on the displayscreen due to compression of the light guide plate caused by compressionof the reflection sheet. Here, in the case of a plate-shaped metalmember, the boundary portion of the drawn portion with respect to theportion where the reflection sheet and the reflection sheet holdingmember abut each other will easily be raised toward the reflectionsheet. In order to prevent this situation, it is especially effective tomake the radius of curvature of the boundary portion of the drawnportion larger than the thickness of the plate-shaped metal member so asto make the surface of the boundary portion gentle.

As described above, with the display device and the television apparatusa white spot can be prevented from occurring on the display screen dueto compression of the reflection sheet.

In accordance with a first mode of a third aspect, a display devicecomprises: a light source configured to emit light; a reflection sheetconfigured to reflect the light emitted from the light source to a frontside of the display device; a display panel arranged relative to thereflection sheet; and a display panel supporting member supporting thedisplay panel, the display panel supporting member being disposed on aback side of the display device relative to the reflection sheet withthe back side of the display device being an opposite side to the frontside of the display device, a part of a back surface of the displaypanel supporting member disposed on the back side of the display devicerelative to the reflection sheet forming a rear chassis, the displaypanel supporting member having a first recessed portion that is recessedtoward the reflection sheet such that the first recessed portion pressesan inner area of a back surface of the reflection sheet except for avicinity of an outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet.

In accordance with a second mode, with the display device according tothe first mode, the first recessed portion of the display panelsupporting member has a front surface that is arranged to press theinner area of the back surface of the reflection sheet except for thevicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet in a state of surface-contacting with the inner area ofthe back surface of the reflection sheet except for the vicinity of theouter peripheral portion of the back surface of the reflection sheet.

In accordance with a third mode, with the display device according tothe second mode, the front surface of the first recessed portion of thedisplay panel supporting member is configured such that an outer edgeportion of a contact area of the front surface of the first recessedportion that surface-contacts with the back surface of the reflectionsheet has a curved cross-sectional shape.

In accordance with a fourth mode, the display device according to thefirst mode further comprises a heat sink disposed on the front side ofthe display device relative to the display panel supporting member andoutside the first recessed portion, the heat sink pressing the vicinityof the outer peripheral portion of the back surface of the reflectionsheet while first recessed portion of the display panel supportingmember pressing the inner area of the back surface of the reflectionsheet except for the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of theback surface of the reflection sheet.

In accordance with a fifth mode, the display device according to thefirst mode further comprises a cover member arranged to cover an area ofthe back surface of the display panel supporting member other than thepart of the back surface of the display panel supporting member formingthe rear chassis, the display panel supporting member further having asecond recessed portion that surrounds the first recessed portion, thecover member being fitted into the second recessed portion of thedisplay panel supporting member such that the cover member covers thefirst recessed portion of the display panel supporting member.

In accordance with a sixth mode, with the display device according tothe fifth mode, the second recessed portion of the display panelsupporting member has a depth that is larger than that of the firstrecessed portion of the display panel supporting member.

In accordance with a seventh mode, with the display device according tothe fifth mode, the display panel supporting member is made of sheetmetal, the first and second recessed portions of the display panelsupporting member being formed by drawing processing.

In accordance with an eighth mode, with the display device according tothe first mode, the inner area of the back surface of the reflectionsheet that is pressed by the first recessed portion of the display panelsupporting member has a length in a first direction of the displaydevice that is equal to or greater than a half of an entire length ofthe display panel supporting member in the first direction of thedisplay device.

In accordance with a ninth mode, the display device according to thefirst mode further comprises a light guide plate configured to diffusethe light emitted from the light source, the light guide plate beingdisposed on the front side of the display device relative to thereflection sheet, the first recessed portion of the display panelsupporting member pressing the reflection sheet against the light guideplate.

In accordance with a tenth mode, a television apparatus comprises: areceiver configured to receive a television broadcast; a light sourceconfigured to emit light; a reflection sheet configured to reflect thelight emitted from the light source to a front side of the televisionapparatus; a display panel arranged relative to the reflection sheet;and a display panel supporting member supporting the display panel, thedisplay panel supporting member being disposed on a back side of thetelevision apparatus relative to the reflection sheet with the back sideof the television apparatus being an opposite side to the front side ofthe television apparatus, a part of a back surface of the display panelsupporting member disposed on the back side of the television apparatusrelative to the reflection sheet forming a rear chassis, the displaypanel supporting member having a first recessed portion that is recessedtoward the reflection sheet such that the first recessed portion pressesan inner area of a back surface of the reflection sheet except for avicinity of an outer peripheral portion of the back surface of thereflection sheet.

In accordance with an eleventh mode, a display device comprises: a lightsource configured to emit light; a reflection sheet configured toreflect the light emitted from the light source to a front side of thedisplay device; a display panel arranged relative to the reflectionsheet; and a reflection sheet holding member supporting the reflectionsheet by contacting with an area of the reflection sheet thatcorresponds to a vicinity of an outer peripheral portion of a displayarea of the display panel from a back side of the display device, thereflection sheet holding member being made of a plate-shaped metalmember, the reflection sheet holding member having a contact portionthat contacts with the reflection sheet and a drawn portion that isdrawn relative to the contact portion by drawing processing to theplate-shaped metal member, the contact portion and the drawing portiondefining a boundary portion therebetween, the boundary portion having aradius of curvature that is larger than a thickness of the plate-shapedmetal member.

In accordance with a twelfth mode, with the display device according tothe eleventh mode, the radius of curvature of the boundary portion isthree times or more and six times or less of the thickness of theplate-shaped metal member.

In accordance with a thirteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the eleventh mode, the reflection sheet holding member includes aheat sink that is configured to release heat generated from the lightsource.

In accordance with a fourteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the eleventh mode, the reflection sheet holding member is arranged tocontact with the reflection sheet at a frame-shaped area of thereflection sheet outward of the outer peripheral portion of the displayarea.

In accordance with a fifteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the fourteenth mode, the reflection sheet holding member includes aplurality of reflection sheet holding portions, the reflection sheetholding portions are arranged in a frame shape along four sides of thedisplay area such that the reflection sheet holding portions pressesfour sides of the reflection sheet, respectively.

In accordance with a sixteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the eleventh mode, at least a part of an inner edge portion of thereflection sheet holding member is spaced apart from the reflectionsheet without contacting with the reflection sheet.

In accordance with a seventeenth mode, the display device according tothe eleventh mode further comprises a supporting member disposed on theback side of the display device relative to the reflection sheet holdingmember, with a part of the supporting member forming a rear chassis, thesupporting member being spaced away from an area of the reflection sheetthat corresponds to the display area by a predetermined distance suchthat the supporting member does not contacts with the area of thereflection sheet that corresponds to the display area.

In accordance with an eighteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the seventeenth mode, the supporting member is spaced away from thearea of the reflection sheet that corresponds to the display area by adistance of 1 mm or more.

In accordance with a nineteenth mode, a television apparatus comprises:a receiver configured to receive a television broadcast; a display panelconfigured to display the television broadcast received by the receiver;a light source configured to emit light; a reflection sheet configuredto reflect the light emitted from the light source to a front side ofthe television apparatus; and a reflection sheet holding membersupporting the reflection sheet by contacting with an area of thereflection sheet that corresponds to a vicinity of an outer peripheralportion of a display area of the display panel, the reflection sheetholding member being made of a plate-shaped metal member, the reflectionsheet holding member having a contact portion that contacts with thereflection sheet and a drawn portion that is drawn relative to thecontact portion by drawing processing to the plate-shaped metal member,the contact portion and the drawing portion defining a boundary portiontherebetween, the boundary portion having a radius of curvature that islarger than a thickness of the plate-shaped metal member.

In accordance with a first mode of a fourth aspect, a display devicecomprises: a light source; an optical member; a display panel; and aframe that supports the display panel, the frame having a firstprotruding portion that contacts with an area of a rear facing surfaceof the optical member within a predetermined distance from a centerportion of the optical member, the first protruding portion having anoverall rectangular shape with a step part at at least one corner of theoverall rectangular shape.

In accordance with a second mode, the display device according to thefirst mode further comprises a heat sink to which the light source isattached, the heat sink having a second protruding portion that contactswith the optical member, and a third protruding portion that is disposedcloser to the first protruding portion than the second protrudingportion and contacts with the optical member.

In accordance with a third mode, with the display device according tothe second mode, the light source includes a plurality of light sourcesthat is arranged along a first direction that is parallel to a displaysurface of the display panel, the second protruding portion and thethird protruding portion extend in the first direction, respectively.

In accordance with a fourth mode, with the display device according tothe third mode, the second protruding portion and the third protrudingportion overlap with respect to each other as viewed in a seconddirection that is parallel to the display surface and is perpendicularto the first direction.

In accordance with a fifth mode, with the display device according tothe first mode, the display panel has a rectangular shape, and end edgesof the first protruding portion in a longitudinal direction of thedisplay panel linearly extend along a transverse direction of thedisplay panel, respectively.

In accordance with a sixth mode, with the display device according tothe fifth mode, an end portion of the first protruding portion in thetransverse direction has a dimension in the longitudinal direction thatis smaller than a dimension between the end edges of the firstprotruding portion, and protrudes in the transverse direction.

In accordance with a seventh mode, with the display device according tothe sixth mode, the end portion of the first protruding portion has aconcave edge near a center of the end portion in the longitudinaldirection that is concaved in the transverse direction, and the concaveedge is aligned with a center axis of the support member that extends inthe transverse direction through a center of the support member.

In accordance with an eighth mode, with the display device according tothe first mode, the first protruding portion has a curved corner edge asviewed in a direction perpendicular to a display surface of the displaypanel.

In accordance with a ninth mode, with the display device according tothe second mode, the second protruding portion and the third protrudingportion extend in a first direction that is parallel to a displaysurface of the display panel, respectively, and are at least partiallyspaced apart from each other in a second direction that is parallel tothe display surface and is perpendicular to the first direction.

In accordance with a tenth mode, with the display device according tothe ninth mode, the first protruding portion and the third protrudingportion are spaced part from each other in the second direction.

In accordance with an eleventh mode, with the display device accordingto the ninth mode, the heat sink and the first protruding portion arespaced part from each other in the second direction.

In accordance with a twelfth mode, with the display device according tothe second mode, the first protruding portion bulges towards the opticalmember relative to a base portion of the frame, and the secondprotruding portion and the third protruding portion bulge towards theoptical member relative to a base portion of the heat sink,respectively.

In accordance with a thirteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the twelfth mode, a first height by which the first protrudingportion bulges towards the optical member relative to the base portionof the frame is larger than a second height by which the secondprotruding portion and the third protruding portion bulge towards theoptical member relative to the base portion of the heat sink.

In accordance with a fourteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the thirteenth mode, the frame further has an intermediate portionthat bulges towards the optical member relative to the base portion ofthe frame by a third height that is smaller than the first height.

In accordance with a fifteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the fourteenth mode, the intermediate portion is located outwardrelative to the first protruding portion in a first direction in whichthe second and third protruding portion extend, and extends in a seconddirection that is parallel to the display surface and is perpendicularto the first direction.

In accordance with a sixteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the fourteenth mode, the intermediate portion extends in a firstdirection in which the second and third protruding portion extend, andis located outward relative to the first protruding portion in a seconddirection that is parallel to the display surface and is perpendicularto the first direction, and the first protruding portion is disposedbetween the third protruding portion and the intermediate portion in thesecond direction.

In accordance with a seventeenth mode, with the display device accordingto the fifth mode, the first protruding portion has a dimension in thetransverse direction that is larger than half of an entire dimension ofthe frame in the transverse direction.

In accordance with an eighteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the sixth mode, the step part is defined between a large dimensionpart of the end portion and a small dimension part of the end portionthat has a smaller dimension than that of the large dimension part inthe longitudinal direction and extends in the transverse directionrelative to the large dimension part.

In accordance with a nineteenth mode, with the display device accordingto the second mode, the heat sink is independently formed as a separatemember from the frame.

In accordance with a twentieth mode, with the display device accordingto the first mode, the display panel has a rectangular shape, and thefirst protruding portion has a larger dimension in a longitudinaldirection of the display panel than in a transverse direction of thedisplay panel.

In accordance with a first mode of a fifth aspect, a display devicecomprising: a light source; a reflection sheet that reflects light fromthe light source; a display panel; and a supporting unit that supportsthe reflection sheet, the supporting unit having a first protrudingportion that contacts with a first area of a rear facing surface of thereflection sheet within a predetermined distance from a center portionof the reflection sheet, a second protruding portion that contacts witha second area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet that isspaced apart from the first area and a third protruding portion thatcontacts with a third area of the rear facing surface of the reflectionsheet that is spaced apart from the first and second areas, the thirdarea being located between the first and second areas.

In accordance with a second mode, the display device according to thefirst mode, wherein the light source includes a plurality of lightsources that is arranged along a first direction that is parallel to adisplay surface of the display panel, the third protruding portion beinglocated between the first and second protruding portions in a seconddirection that is parallel to the display surface of the display paneland is perpendicular to the first direction.

In accordance with a third mode, the display device according to thesecond mode, wherein the second and third protruding portions extend inthe first direction, respectively.

In accordance with a fourth mode, the display device according to thesecond mode, wherein the first, second and third protruding portionsoverlap with respect to each other as viewed in the second direction.

In accordance with a fifth mode, the display device according to thesecond mode, wherein the first, second and third area of the rear facingsurface of the reflection sheet are spaced apart from each other along acenter line of the display device extending in the second direction.

In accordance with a sixth mode, the display device according to thefirst mode, further comprising a display panel driving board arrangedalong a first direction that is parallel to a display surface of thedisplay panel, the third protruding portion being located between thefirst and second protruding portions in the first direction.

In accordance with a seventh mode, the display device according to thesixth mode, wherein the second and third protruding portions extend in asecond direction that is parallel to the display surface of the displaypanel and is perpendicular to the first direction, respectively.

In accordance with an eighth mode, the display device according to thesixth mode, wherein the first, second and third protruding portionsoverlap with respect to each other as viewed in the first direction.

In accordance with a ninth mode, the display device according to thesixth mode, wherein the first, second and third area of the rear facingsurface of the reflection sheet are spaced apart from each other along acenter line of the display device extending in the first direction.

In accordance with a tenth mode, the display device according to thefirst mode, wherein the display panel has a rectangular shape, the thirdprotruding portion being located between the first and second protrudingportions in a longitudinal direction of the display panel.

In accordance with an eleventh mode, the display device according to thetenth mode, wherein the second and third protruding portions extend in atransverse direction of the display panel.

In accordance with a twelfth mode, the display device according to thetenth mode, wherein the first, second and third protruding portionsoverlap with respect to each other as viewed in the longitudinaldirection of the display panel.

In accordance with a thirteenth mode, the display device according tothe tenth mode, wherein end edges of the first protruding portion in thelongitudinal direction of the display panel linearly extend along atransverse direction of the display panel, respectively.

In accordance with a fourteenth mode, the display device according tothe tenth mode, wherein the first protruding portion is longer in thelongitudinal direction of the display panel than in the transversedirection of the display panel.

In accordance with a fifteenth mode, the display device according to thetenth mode, wherein the first, second and third area of the rear facingsurface of the reflection sheet are spaced apart from each other along acenter line of the display device extending in the longitudinaldirection of the display panel.

In accordance with a sixteenth mode, the display device according to thefirst mode, further comprising a cover member that at least partiallycovers a rear facing surface of the supporting unit.

In accordance with a seventeenth mode, the display device according tothe sixteenth mode, wherein the first protruding portion is located inan area that is covered by the cover member.

In accordance with an eighteenth mode, the display device according tothe first mode, wherein the supporting unit further has a plurality ofcircuit board attachment projections, the first protruding portion beingaligned with one of the circuit board attachment projections in alongitudinal direction of the display panel.

In accordance with a nineteenth mode, the display device according tothe first mode, wherein the supporting unit further has a plurality ofcircuit board attachment projections, the second and third protrudingportions being aligned with one of the circuit board attachmentprojections in a longitudinal direction of the display panel.

In accordance with a twentieth mode, the display device according to thefirst mode, wherein the first, second and third protruding portionsbulge towards the reflecting sheet relative to portions of thesupporting unit about the first, second and third protruding portions,respectively.

In understanding the scope of the present invention, the term“comprising” and its derivatives, as used herein, are intended to beopen ended terms that specify the presence of the stated features,elements, components, groups, integers, and/or steps, but do not excludethe presence of other unstated features, elements, components, groups,integers and/or steps. The foregoing also applies to words havingsimilar meanings such as the terms, “including”, “having” and theirderivatives. Also, the terms “part,” “section,” “portion,” “member” or“element” when used in the singular can have the dual meaning of asingle part or a plurality of parts.

While only selected embodiments have been chosen to illustrate thepresent invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art fromthis disclosure that various changes and modifications can be madeherein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined inthe appended claims. Furthermore, the foregoing descriptions of theembodiments according to the present invention are provided forillustration only, and not for the purpose of limiting the invention asdefined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A display device comprising: a display panel; anda supporting unit that supports the display panel, the supporting unithaving a first protruding portion within a predetermined distance from acenter portion of the display panel, the first protruding portion havingan overall rectangular shape with a step part at at least one corner ofthe overall rectangular shape, the supporting unit further having aprojection that projects rearward relative to the first protrudingportion at a location of the at least one corner removed and supports amember of the display device at a rear of the supporting unit.
 2. Thedisplay device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting unit furtherhas a second protruding portion and a third protruding portion that isdisposed closer to the first protruding portion than the secondprotruding portion.
 3. The display device according to claim 2, whereinthe second protruding portion and the third protruding portion extend ina first direction that is parallel to a display surface of the displaypanel, respectively.
 4. The display device according to claim 3, whereinthe second protruding portion and the third protruding portion overlapwith respect to each other as viewed in a second direction that isparallel to the display surface and is perpendicular to the firstdirection.
 5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein thedisplay panel has a rectangular shape, and end edges of the firstprotruding portion in a longitudinal direction of the display panellinearly extend along a transverse direction of the display panel,respectively.
 6. The display device according to claim 5, wherein an endportion of the first protruding portion in the transverse direction hasa dimension in the longitudinal direction that is smaller than adimension between the end edges of the first protruding portion, andprotrudes in the transverse direction.
 7. The display device accordingto claim 6, wherein the end portion of the first protruding portion hasa concave edge near a center of the end portion in the longitudinaldirection that is concaved in the transverse direction, and the concaveedge is aligned with a center axis of the support member that extends inthe transverse direction through a center of the support member.
 8. Thedisplay device according to claim 1, wherein the first protrudingportion has a curved corner edge as viewed in a direction perpendicularto a display surface of the display panel.
 9. The display deviceaccording claim 3, wherein the second protruding portion and the thirdprotruding portion are at least partially spaced apart from each otherin a second direction that is parallel to the display surface and isperpendicular to the first direction.
 10. The display device accordingto claim 9, wherein the first protruding portion and the thirdprotruding portion are spaced part from each other in the seconddirection.
 11. The display device according to claim 2, wherein thefirst, second and third protruding portions bulge towards the displaypanel relative to a base portion of the supporting unit, respectively.12. The display device according to claim 11, wherein a first height bywhich the first protruding portion bulges towards the display panelrelative to the base portion of the supporting unit is larger than asecond height by which the second protruding portion and the thirdprotruding portion bulge towards the display panel relative to the baseportion of the supporting unit.
 13. The display device according toclaim 12, wherein the supporting unit further has an intermediateportion that bulges towards the display panel relative to the baseportion of the supporting unit by a third height that is smaller thanthe first height.
 14. The display device according to claim 13, whereinthe intermediate portion is located outward relative to the firstprotruding portion in a first direction in which the second and thirdprotruding portion extend, and extends in a second direction that isparallel to the display surface and is perpendicular to the firstdirection.
 15. The display device according to claim 13, wherein theintermediate portion extends in a first direction in which the secondand third protruding portion extend, and is located outward relative tothe first protruding portion in a second direction that is parallel tothe display surface and is perpendicular to the first direction, and thefirst protruding portion is disposed between the third protrudingportion and the intermediate portion in the second direction.
 16. Thedisplay device according to claim 5, wherein the first protrudingportion has a dimension in the transverse direction that is larger thanhalf of an entire dimension of the supporting unit in the transversedirection.
 17. The display device according to claim 6, wherein the steppart is defined between a large dimension part of the end portion and asmall dimension part of the end portion that has a smaller dimensionthan that of the large dimension part in the longitudinal direction andextends in the transverse direction relative to the large dimensionpart.
 18. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the displaypanel has a rectangular shape, and the first protruding portion has alarger dimension in a longitudinal direction of the display panel thanin a transverse direction of the display panel.
 19. The display deviceaccording to claim 1, further comprising a cover member that covers atleast the first protruding portion from a rear of the display device.